the minors
noun
US, informal
: the minor leagues of baseball
He spent his entire career in the minors.
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Hewas called up from the minors in 2010, beginning what would be a stellar 12-year career with Atlanta.
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Sam Joseph, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Dansk and prospect Calle Clang, who were both reassigned to the minors, auditioned during the preseason not only for the minutes of Suchanek in the AHL but the NHL ice time vacated by veteran John Gibson, whose emergency appendectomy ruled him out for the start of the regular season.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 7 Oct. 2024
Needs more time to develop in the minors before his next call-up.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
It’s followed him ever since, through the minors and for all 3,445-plus plate appearances at Coors Field.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
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Sam Joseph, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Dansk and prospect Calle Clang, who were both reassigned to the minors, auditioned during the preseason not only for the minutes of Suchanek in the AHL but the NHL ice time vacated by veteran John Gibson, whose emergency appendectomy ruled him out for the start of the regular season.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 7 Oct. 2024
Needs more time to develop in the minors before his next call-up.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024
It’s followed him ever since, through the minors and for all 3,445-plus plate appearances at Coors Field.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2024
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“The minors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20minors. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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